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HICKORY, N. O, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1917
PRICE TWO CENTS
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plan to Overtnrn Every Government in Central
America Unearthed by Federal Agents
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. , niiliTod reliable ir.
: iUiicral Julian Irias,
, ,if Nicaraugua. ar-ri-lit
ly city dotcc-
;i:vnts nominally on
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is believed to bo
serious conspiracy.
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- against him, but
y.s it was learncu
;t were investiga
iolation of neutral
: other Latin-Ameri-
; iraey, it is allege
.Meet the overthrow
, !it in Central Am-
terinu' of a central
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City some Unit
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representatives of
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A.i witnessed the play,
f the SouehJ whh
i ;.v the high schor e
theatre last night.
t"u':l of patriotism and
. i, h player acquitted
: .,':. The scene was
,;,! south during the
! (! decoration of Am-
1 (',:. fedcrato Hags and me
: soldiers added much
nf the scene.
.; Whitener presided
throughout the even
.ij'l opriafe, patriotic
!! usie.
ti o east of characters
1 in the play. Agnes
Raihel Pugh; Amos,
.a ; Surgeon Tcabod
Idler; Hay Leslie, Miss
-..r; Col. Leslie, Kou
Captain Victor Grey,
v:; 1.1 mel (lordon,
I'm O'i'.rien, Harvey
I. i; ly. Miss Neva Ed
M"rgan, John Ciiley.
1 1.
es is back on his
of (lays of illness.
Dr. 1L C. Menzies of Hickory is
the new president of the Ninth Dis
trict Medical Society at its annual
meeting here Thursday afternoon ana
Dr. Hell of Mooresville was chosei.
vice-president. Mooresville also drew
the next annual convention, and the
date is to be announced by the pres
ident and secretary.
There were 30 or more visiting
physicians present and the session was
at all times interesting. The paper
by Dr. Paul II. Ringer of Asheville
on early diagnosis of tuberculosis
probably was most entertaining, as
it covered a subject in which ex
perts and laymen are especially in
terested at this time.
Hickory physicians and people are
appreciative of the honor bestowed
on Dr. Menzies, who is not only a
first class physician,, but a popuiai
citizen and good friend. lie will
make a splendid presiding officer.
Among the physicians attending
the meeting from a distance were
Drs. J. B. Council!, Salisbury: I. W.
Faison, Charlotte; A. II. Newman,
Salisbury; J. E. McLaughlm,
Statesvilfe; P. "J. Anderson, Rich
mond. Va.; W. I. Pitts, Lenoir; J. P.
Monroe, A. J. Crowell, J. W. Squirea,
Addison Brenizer and J. C. Myers,
Charlotte; J. T. Burns, High Point;
L. V. Cloninger, Statesville; P. H.
Ringer, Asheville; Baxter Byeriy,
Cooleemee; A. B. Goodman and A.
A. Kent, Lenoir; Vernon, Morgan
ton; James West, Newton; B. Moore,
Drexel; Glenn Long, Newton; W. C.
Boyden, China Grove.
MORE TROOPS CALLED
( Hy Associated Press)
Washington, March 30 Batteries
E and F of the tenth field artillery,
Connecticut national guard, were call
ed into federal service today by war
department orders.
Orders were being prepared today
calling out additional national gua 'is
in several eastern states. They con
template calling out two additional
regiments to supplement the 50,000
national guardsmen on duty in tht
country.
High School Debate to be
Held at Hickory, Lenoir
and Morganton Tonight
J M
liveliest debates ever,
of the state is ex-
'.. rrprc-scntatives of j
' hun! iro up against
i -I'hool at the Uib
For the past five
1 a-i met in annual de-j
r-;.re.ont.atives of Mor-1
t"iir. but as yet the J
a, been able to do is,
Tonight may mcani
- -dmilar fate, though I
i the pturt of the local i
an avail anything,!
a . e io dig up the price
' -.a pi 1 Hill three weeks
' four boys who to-;
1 : for home and native (
Lenoir will arrive I
- W. at L':.T and will j
'.' !d!i- hero by repre
'" hi 'h school literary I
j 'wiv will consist of
" Me,,rs. Olin Brad
' -d.lroth. the faculty
V.' Mary Coffee,!
' whom Lenoir is en-j
I'ontr. Mr. Columbus '
' local speakers are!
i F'ltun and Louie I
!h" judges other than I
Mr. Andrews are Messrs J. Yates
Killian of Newton and J. D. Elliott of
Hickory. .
Hickory will give the young deba
ters a full house at the Hub, and from
H o'clock until the decision of the
judges is made known there will be
plenty of things happening to keep
everybody at high tension. Mr. Jos
eph L. Murphy, Jr., will preside and
Fred Phillips will act as secretary.
Hickory's other team, composed of
Ernest Abernethy and Paul Deaton, ac
companied by Messrs. N. J. Sigmon
and Frank Henderson left .this af
ternoon in Mr. Henderson's touring
car for Morganton, where tonight a
debate will be held with representa
tives of the Morganton high school.
Mr. Henderson will act as one of the
judges, though it is not known who
the other two judges will be.
Without wishing the good towns
of Lenoir and Morganton any harm,
here's hoping that the Record tomor
row afternoon may carry the glad tid
ings that the Hickory boys have tak
rn tVir mpnsiirc nf their oRnonents
and that they will this spring have
an opportunity to try conclusions at
Chapel Hill with the victorious repre
sentatives of other triangles.
LIBRARY CATECHISM
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': ' f a library buil-
'J building.
fart of this $12,
'"lying a site?
" i t, y furnishes the
, ' 1 i;sf the money de
'ax for any other
The funds recelv-
( ''-.r o must be used
;"1 ""I ' ' of library only
,"'s- " agazines, papers,
ir:i!':iin. etc.
" use of this library be
A. Absolutely free to all. It
will give you and your children free
access to books of reference and pe
riodicals, as well as permitting you
to take home (one at a time) as many
books as you care to read, without
any cost. You are. only responsi
b!c for the return of the books bor
rowed. Q. Will the city have to bear any
part of the expenso of the library
building?
Q. What benefit will the library
be to a poor working man who can
not get time to visit the library?
A. The library will be open at
night as well as day, and it will be
a good habit for you to get into to
take a little time to visit the library.
Besides, think of thea dvantage It
will be to your children an advan
tage that was denied in your child
hood, but one that you want your
children to have.
AMERICAN FLAG BARBERS KILLED Y
IS LOWERED
FIRS!
IN ONE GUN
BATTLE
(By Associated Press)
March 30 Th rrew of t.hft Gpr-
man submarine which shelled and
sank the American steamship Algon
quin without warning in British wat-j
ters on March 12 to let the freight
ship go down with the Stars and.
Stripes Hying, Captain Nordburg ofj
the ship said today. The captain'
and 25 of his men arrived today
from a British port on a Cunard li-'
ner.
Before the Algonquin's men aban
doned the vessel she was being shell
ed by the u-boat. Captain Nord
burg said he had decided not to haul
down the American flag and hoped
to see it sink with the vessel. )
Captain Nordburc's storv unon his
arrival added no other essential de
tails of the Algonquin.
RALLiES 10
CALL
FARMFR GERMANS RETIRE BEFORE
BRITISH ON SHORT FRONT
AUSTRIA
ANXIOUS
IS
10 PRESERVE PEACE
(By Associated Press)
Berne, March 29, via Paris, Marci.
30. A neutral diplomat who arriv
ed here today from 3 lenna asserts
that Austria is almost,: 'everishly anx
ious to retain good relations with the
United States and is even more de
sirous of supporting Germany. The
continuance of good relations with
Washington depends on whether the
United States enters the war.
'According to the diplomat, if
America and Germany go to wTar,
Austria will follow the lead of her
ally, but if peace is preserved good
relations will be maintained.
(By the Associated Press)
Franklinton, N. C, March 30
O. Burnett, 33, and L. A. Woodlief,
42, are dead as the result of a shoot
ing affray here this morning in a'
barber shop owned by Burnett. The
shooting occurred in a room adjoin
ing the place and so far as the au- j
thorities learned was not seen by any
one.
Six shots were fired, all from one
pistol, and each man was shot three
times. One theoiy" was that tucj
pistol was wrested away from tnt!
other in the melee and that the woun-
ded man succeeded in firing at tne '
other. Both died without making'
a statement.
The pistoi was said to have belong
ed to Burnett. Woodlief, who had
been working for Burnett, had ex
pected to quit today.
(By Associated Press)
Newark, N. J., March SO. Andrew
Miller, a farmer, who is on his way to
day to. join the United States ma
rines at Chraleston, S. C, walked 25
rines at Charleston, S, C, walked 25
money and was too proud to beg for
a ride.
"I want to fight," be told the re
cruiting OiT.cer. "I was working in
a field when, a fellow can e along anu
said the Germans had declared wai
and wexo borr.barding New York
city. I dropped my work and witri
out waiting for my ivxney stalled
out to. enlist. I do r.ut r.ecd a uni
froni, but only a rifie."
Berlin Announces Withdrawal in Face of Super
ior Numbers No Activity Reported by French
German Chancellor Says His Country will
Have to Bear War With U. S.
MAY PUT EMBARGO
L
ONG
DISTANCE
(By associated Press.)
New York, March 30 Temporary
embargo on telephone service evten
sion throughout the country in order
to hold in reserve facilities .that may
be needed by the government was
announced here today by the vice
president of the American Bell Tele
phone Company.
PYTHIANS TO MOVE
TO NEW' QUARTERS
REVOLUTION
BREWING
SPAIN
IN
IS
LOWER FREIGHTS
T
HER
POD
E
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, March 30 General
revision of freights on fruits from
southern and western states in or
der to bring rates to a parity with
other producing sections were ap
proved today by the interstate com
merce commission.
Carload and less than carload rates
on fruits and vegetables from every
section of the south were involved.
VETERANS OF SPANISH WAR
By Asscc-atftJ Press.)
Washington, March 30. Veterans
of the Spanish war were called upon
today to show their patriotism and loy
alty in an appeal by their commander
in chief, David Chisholm, announc
ing that he expects to raise troops
in each state to be offered to the gov
ernment for protection against any
foreign foe.
Friends of Miss Rosalie Frye win
regret to learn that she is seriously
ill.
CUBAN REBELS LAY
BRITISH FORCES CAPTURE
VILLAGE EAST OF YPRES
London, March 29. The British
forces in France have captured the
village of Neuville Bourjonval, east
of Ypres, according to the official
communication issued yesterday even
ing. Heavy casualties were inflict
ed on the Germans. The statement'
says:
"The village of Neuville Bourjonval
was captured this morning after a
short fight in which the enemy loa.
heavily. Wle took a few prisoners.
"Our raiding parties entered tne
enemy's lines during the night east;
of Arras and in the neighborhood j
of Nueville-st Vaast and Neuven
Chapelle. Several dugouts were
destroyed and casualties were in
flicted. "Two German airplanes were driv
en down in a damaged condition dur
ing air fighting yesterday. Three
of, our machines are missing."
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MS HERE
A
AMERICAN LEGATION UNDER
GUARD OF GERMAN POLICE
London, March 30. An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam
says:
"'Fronjier correspondents heai
from Brussels that the American le
gation is completely isolated and un
der a guard of German police. It is;
rumored that the Germans contem-j
plated taking the minister (Brancr
Whitlock) and his staff to Germany.'
"'The Americans in Brussels have
be-m notified that they cannot leave!
Belgium before three months at the
earliest."
(By Assoc; '.'! Press)
Havana, Cuba, March 30 Virtu
ally all the soldiers and civilians com
prising the rebel forces of Rigoberto
Fernandez in Oriente province sur
rendered early today.
BRITISH SHIP LOSSES
FOR
FOUR
MONTHS
(By Associated Press)
London, March 30 The figures lur
British shipping losses from subma
rines and mines for the months ut
December, January, February and the
first 18 days of March were announc
ed today by the British admiralty:
December, 30, January 26; February,
65: March 55.
BRITISH
CAPTUB
E
TOWN
FRANC
E
(By Associated Press.)
London, March 30.. The capture
by the British of the town of Ruy
alcourt, about eight miles east of
Bapaume, is reported by Reuters
correspondent at the British front in
France.
DEMOCRATS NAME
MARKETS
nnmmmrrfmmna8iti!:wti?
CHICAGO WHEAT
(Bv Associated Press)
Chicasro. March 30 Predictions,
of unsettled weather in Nebraska led
to hope today of the breaking of
the drouth there and caused wheat
prices to ease off. Opening prices,
with May at 1.96 7-8 to 1.98 and July
at 1.65 3-4 to 1.66 3-4, were followed
by a moderate reaction and then a
moderate upturn.
The close was easy.
Open Clo
May 19.01 18.75
July -- 18.83 18.53
Qdtoiber . 18.00 17,58
December -- 18.07 17.61
January 18.05 17.61
HICKORY MARKETS
Cotton , 19 1-4
Wheat $2.25
Catawba lodge, No. 54, Knignts ox
Pythias, Thursday night decided for-!
mally to remove to the third floor !
over the Shell-Mitchell grovery store
on Union square,, to fit up a nevv '
reading room for the members and
visiting Pythias and plan for a lar
ger growth of the order. There was
a good attendance last night and in-'
terest was keen. Plans are making
for degree work and it is expected
to initiate several candidates when
the lodge enters its new quarters. Mr.
Hugh S. D'Anna is chancellor com
mander and Mr. Raymond Hefner is
keeper cf records and seals.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, March 30 A revolu
tionary movement which resulted in
the calling of a general strike w-aa
directly responsible for the suspen
sion by Spain of constitutional guar
antees, according to an official dis
patch received from the American
ambassador at Madrid. The govern
ment, having arrested the instigatoia,
is said to be relying on the "com
mon sense" of the workmen and the
measures of precaution taken to pie
serve order.
EMERGENCY PEACE
CROWD STILL
PEARL WHITE AT 0
PASTIME TODAY
Don't miss seeing the 12th episode
of "Pearl of the Army" at the Pas
time this afternoon and tonight. It
will be great.
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The city officers say they are get
ting more calls for help by the pou
than usual ,wood, rations, etc.
COTTON FUTURES
CHAMP CLARK AGAIN
(By Associated Press.j
Washington, March 30. Champ
Clark of Missouri was nominated for
reelection today as speaker of the
house at a caucus of Democrats, he
was chosen by acclamation.
,Mr. Clark is confident of reelec
tion when the house meets Monday.
There was no opposition to him to
day and it took 15 minuts to make
the nomination. Mr. Clark has been
in congress more than 20 years, and
has been speaker of the last three
sessions. After the selection of a
candidaae for speaker, the caucus
took up the matters of legislation.
(Ry Associated Prsa.)
New York, March 30 The cotton
market opened steady today at un
changed prices, with active months
selling higher shortly after the call.
Prospects of unsettled weather west
of the Mississippi river encouraged
some realizing and prices dropped
slightly.
THE WEATHER
iFor North Carolina: Fair tonight.
Saturday fair and slightly warmer;
moderate northeast to southeast
winds.
(By the Associated Press) :t
;New Yrork, March 30. Leaders oj.'
the Emergency Peace Federation said
that cancellation of the permission to'
parade next Monday would not stop
their determination to convince
congress that the country does
not want war. .
The federation will keep up its
efforts to raise a $200,000 fund. Most
of the money will be used for news
paper advertising.
DARING HAZING ACT AT
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE
Wake Forest, March 30. One of the J
most daring acts of hazing prepetrat-;
ed at Wake Forest College in years'
occurred last Eunday morning at 1.30
o'clock when a hazing party said to
number 10 or more entered a private :
residence in the town and forcibly!
held the door to every room in thej
house while a freshman was hazed,'
and as the hazing party was leaving
the house, two shots were fired at
close quarters, the first by a member
of the hazing party and the second by
an inmate of the house, who had left
his room by means of his window,
and encountered the hazing party as
they were leaving through tne front
door. !
"L. W. Chappell, a senior member of
the student senate, a student organ
ization that has charge of all cases
of hazing, was awakened early Sun- ,
day morning when a room diagonally
opposite his on the upper floor was
forcibly broken into. Going to his '
door Mr. Chappell found it firmly
held from the outside and as he put
his foot through hia wmaow a man
with a gun commanded him to stay
in his room. Mr. Chappell then se
cured his revolver, and forced his
man to retreat into the hallway and
while he was standing in the doorway
the hazing party fled rapidly through
a door, leaving the house. Mr.'
Chappell states that probably the
third man in the line fired past his
face within two yards of him and he
immediately shot into the line but,
his hand was pushed just as he shot
and no one was hit. His revolvti
failed to fire a second time and tTiC
entire party made its escape quick
ly. The student senate has been in ses
sion practically every day this week,
but owing to the fact that their ses
sions are held in secret the exact evi
dence obtained and the action to o
taken will not be known until a pub
lic announcement is made of their excision.
Mr. Noah Benfield fell from a loaa
of wood yesterday and was pain
fully hurt in and about his back. It
is hoped it will not prove serious.
Several Hickory people arTended
the ball game at Newton this afternoon.
NAVY PLACES ORDERS
SUBMARINE NETS
Washington, March 30. Orders
were placed by the navy department
for the immediate construction of
100 steel rope submarine nets. The
delivery will begin in three weeks.
(By Associated Press.)
German troops in northern Franet
are still falling back towards Cam
brai under British pressure. Evident
ly they have not reached in this sec
tor at least a line on which they In
tend to make a final stand.
Today's announcement from Berlin
of a .German retirement on a four
and a half mile front between Nieu
port and Roisel was forecast to some
extent by the British announcemen
last night that a village on this froii
had been captured. Berlin reports
that the Germans were forced back
by superior numbers.
The French apparently have sus
pended temporarily theiy attacks a
ong the southern end of the lin.
Paris reports a quiet night on vir
tually the entire front.
North of the line near Neuville-
St. Vaast Berlin reports four at
tacks by a Canadian regiment, all ot
which were fruitless.
There have been no important
events on any of the other fronts.
If the United States at the com
ing extra session of congress should
declare war against Bermany, that
country will have to "bear and over
come" it. This statement, made by
the German imperial chancellor in
the reichstag, seems to be Germany s
final declaration that Germany does
not intend to give up her unrestrict
ed submarine campaign.
The chancellor during his ad
dress said Germany had never had the
sligthest intention of attacking the
United States and has no such in
tention now and that ift he Ameri
can nation considered Germany's
submarine campaign a cause for wai,
"we shall not have to bear the re
sponsibility for it."
Interest in the election Monday is
not causing much talk on the
streets.
A day like this makes one feel
like a fisherman.
The Community Club met this af
ternoon at the Chamber of Com
merce, an address by Mr. W. A. Self
on the library featvi'r.g the meeting.
Dietz' barber shop has installed
some new chairs and otherwise im
proved the popular place.
Hickory People are Urged
to Withhold Contributions
Heart Day Here Tomorrow
Mrs. W. M. Jones and baby of
Charlotte are guests of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Moser.
Miss Lena Rivers Smith of Char
lotte, field agent of the North Caro
lina Orthopedic hospital, an oppro
priation for which was voted by the
general assembly contingent on the
people of the state raising funds, tel
ephoned to the Record this afternoon
to say that the "heart day" adver
tised to be held in Hickory tomorrow
was not under the auspices ot tne
state organization, but was pro
moted by other agents. Hickory
people should know, Miss Smith said,
that the money they give will not be
donated to the cause endorsed by the
general assembly, which appropriate
$20,000.
A few minutes later Mr. M. D. Ab
ernethy, city editor of the Gastonia
Gazette, telephoned practically the
same thing. Gastonia is in the
fight for the location of the hospital
there.
Persons in Hickory who desire to
contribute to the state hospital for
treating crippled and deformed cbn
dren are urged by Miss Smith to be
wary in their gifts. The heart day
idea was taken up by other persons
she said, and was being worked not
for the state institution but for son-..,
other cause.
CHARITIES ACTS
The Associated Charities of Hick
ory will meet this afternoon to con
sider the collection that is to be tak
eu up tomorrow for the benefit of
crippled and deformed children. In
asmuch as this meeting will be too
late to reach the readers of your pa
per today, we thought it advisable to
make the following suggestion pend
ing the official action of the Boord
of Charities:
1. It may be advisable to post
pone this collection pending an in
vestigation for the following reas
ons. 2. iWle talked over the te'ephone
with Mr. R. B. Babington, of Gas
tonia, the gentleman who W"is one
of the leading factors in getting the
general assembly of our state to cre
ate a state hospital for the rare of
cripp'ed and deformed children, and
he stated that the Carolina Chil
dren's Bureau was in no sense con
nected with the state movement, and
suggested .a thorough investigation
before permitting such a collection
to be taken up. A. K. JOY,
Secretary.
Mrs. Paul Cooper and son of Knox
ville are the .guests of her mother,
Mrs. Will Seabock.
M'Cf NELL DESIRE
Wilson is Prepared to
0 FIGHT FOR U. S.
(By the Associated Press)
New York, March 30 Sergeant
James R. McConnell of Carthage, in.
C, the American aviator who, whne
serving as a member of the Lafayette
flying corps, was killed in the Germa..
line last week, hoped to lead an Am
erican army aviation corps on tno
French front. In a letter just re
ceived here he gave expression to the
hope that he and Lieutnant William
Thaw wTould be shifted to the Ameri
can service. The letter stated thai,
the allies expiected severe fighting
in the air, as the Germans hay said
the war would now be won in the
air.
Appear Before Congress
to Outline His War Plans
fBy Associated PressA
Washington, March 30. Steps in
anticipation !of President Wilson's
appearance before congress next
week and for action by congres
were taken today by President Wil
son and the administration leaders.
These steps were:
The president held a final session
with his cabinet preparatory to writ
ing the message he will deliver to con
gress in joint session.
Horse Democrats held a caucus to
consider plans for the organization
of the house by their party and a
9.7 Renublicans met to
prepare a program for presentation to
a caucus tomorrow.
Plans for raising revenue were con
sidered at a meeting of the Demo
cratic members of the ways anu
means committee today.
President Wilson now has before
him recommendations of his princi
pal cabinet advisers and in a general
way has heard the sense of the coun
try. The overwhelming sentiment
was in favor of declaring that a
state of war exists.
Telegrams advising the president
are being received in large numbers.
Many of them couched in identical
language favor the maintenance of
peace.
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